sufiana kalam

Ṣūfī music

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In South Asian arts: Dance and theatre in Kashmir
…festivals to the accompaniment of sufiana kalam (devotional music of the Muslim mystics known as Sufis) was banned in the 1920s by the ruling maharaja, who felt this dance was becoming too sensual. It was replaced by the bacha nagma, performed by young boys dressed like women. A popular entertainment…
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